Calendar



H. TAYLOR.

CALENDAR. l n

Patented Dec. 18, 1883.

(No Model.)

l WTJVESSES UNITED STATES PATEN T OEETCE.

HORACE TAYLOR, OF OANANDAIGUA, NEYV YORK.

` CALENDAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,280, dated December 18, 1883. Application filed June 11, 1883. (No mod'cl.)

To aZZ whom. it may concern Be it known that I, HORACE TAYLOR, acitizen of the United States, residing at Ganandaigua, in the county of Ontario and State of New York, have invented avnew and useful Calendar, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to calendars, and especially to that class of the same known as perpetual calendars; and it has for its object to provide a device which shall be simple, accurate, and inexpensive, and can be worked with less trouble than heretofore.

Perpetual calendars have been constructed with the view of attaining the aforesaid objects; but most of them do not go out of the present century, or, if they do, the bridging over the centuries is not performed correctly, but comes out wrong in the succeeding century. In that case erroneous calculation is the consequence, making the calendar Worthless. Most of the so-called perpetual calendars7 show only one month at a time, while my calendar exhibits the days, Weeks, and months for each whole year at one view. By the use of my calendar you can easily find the date you are hunting for, and there is no doubt existing` as to the correctness of the same. It possesses other. advantages, which need not be mentioned here; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front view of my improved calendar. Fig. 2 represents a back view of the same, and Fig. 3 represents a modification.

Like letters refer to corresponding parts in all the figures. Referring to thedrawings, A designates the calendar-card, which may-be of any suitable size and shape, and made of card-board, stout paper, or any other suitable material. In the middle of the card'are arranged the twelve months of the year, in columns of four months cach, and divided into equal spaces, inclosing the numbers of the days of each'month. On each side of the columns of months are the years from 17 53 to 1920, and the naines of the days on which the years begin, arranged with relation to each other. The first column begins at 17 53 and terminates at 1780, making a total of twenty-eight years. The next column commences with 1781 and continues through 1800, where the column breaks off, and continues in the fourth column the remaining eight years of the second set. The third column consists of thev days onwhich the years ending at 1800 begin, and arranged preferably on the right-hand side thereof, but may be changed to the other side, as found desirable. The fourth column, as stated, consists of the balance ofthe second set of twenty-eight years, beginning at 1801 and terminating at 1808, While the fifth column is the years beginning at 1809 and going through the series to 1836, and the sixth is the days corresponding to the fifth column, and on which the years thereof begin. The days beginning at Thursday#7 eighth space from bottom in the sixth column, form the days on which the eight years of the fourth column commence. On the right-hand side of the columns of months are two columns of years,formedin a series of twenty-eight each, beginning at 1837 and ending with 1892, the balance-eight--of the years for that century being finished in the third column. The fourth column consists of the days of the week on which the years in the rst, second, and third columns commence. The third column terminates, as shown, at 1900, the balance of the set being given in the fifth column, which ends at 1920. The days of the week on which the years in the iifthvcolumn commence are given in the sixth column. As seen, the years are arranged in sets or columns of twenty-eight each, and the days of the week on which each year begins are placed by the side of the years, so that the calendar always presents to notice the day on which each first day of January begins. I have shown the calendar adapted for one hundred and sixty-eight years-that is, from 1753 to 1920, inclusive; but I do not limit myself to any certain period, as mycalendar may be continued indefinitely. The leap-years are separated by heavy ldivisionymarks, so as to distinguish them from the balance.

O designates a sliding scale formed of two or more narrow strips divided into spaces inclosing the names of the daysV of the week. The abbreviation Sun77 is printed as shown to render it more' prominent, while the number IOO . umns of months.

of the weekdays printed on said scale is generally twenty-seven. rlhc scale is held in place by and slides through metallic clasps D, secured to the calendar A. IThe outer ends of each strip pass through slots d, formed in the calendarcard, extend along the back thereof, and are secured in a frame, E, formed of wood, metal, or other suitable material. rIhe frame also slides in clasps e, secured to the back of the calendar, and is thus guided horizontally.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated a modification, in which I avoid the use of clasps D by cutting out a portion of the calendar-card nearly the width of the scale along the top ofthe col- The scale, composed of two strips connected by a frame at the ends, slides in clasps c along the back of the calendar, and the days of the week on the scale will show through the space cut from the calendar. It

is obvious that one of the strips composing the sliding scale will suflice for all general purposes; but in that case the frame E will not be needed. However, the construction sllown in Figs. land 2 is preferable.

The operation of my calendar can be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the annexed drawings. lo set the calendar for any given year, iind the day on which that year begins, the day standing at right-hand side of the year. rlhen move the sliding scale ltill that day comes over January l, and your calendar is complete for that year, unless it is leap-year. If it were leap year, the calendar would be right for January and February; but at the end of the last-named month the scale must be moved one day to the left, and the calendar is then right for the remainder ofthe year. As an instance ofthe rapid manner in which calculations are made by my device, I take the following: To find the day on which the 4th of July of the present year begins, proceed as hereinafter stated: First find the day on which the year 1883 began, which appears by the calendar to be Monday; then move your scale until that day comes over .Ian. l, and your calendar is complete for the present year. By looking at the fourth day of July you can then see what day of the week it will come on.

All parts of the calendar may be constructed of wood, metal, paper board, or other suitable material, as found preferable.

My calendar is simple, accurate, and can be manufactured at a slight expense. It tells you all that annual calendars would tell in one hundred and sixty-eight years, and can be continued indefinitely. To those who wish, as a matter of business, to refer to past or future dates, my calendar will be found indispensable. The day of the week on which any public day occurs can be obtained withreadiness, and whether you wish to learn the day on which a future engagement falls, or if you want to know the day on which a certain battle was fought, you can obtain the information by proceeding as directed.

It is obvious that various modifications and arrangements of parts may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- I. The calendar-card having the years arranged in upright columns, each column comprising a set of twenty-eight years, and thc day or' the week on which the years begin placed by the side of the years, the column in which each century ends being broken ofi', the next century beginning in the succeeding column, for the purpose set forth.

2. A calendar-card having the months with their respective number of days arranged in the center, and the columns of years with the days of the week 011 which the years begin placed on each side of the months, the days of the week being arranged in columns and in relation tothe years, as set forth.

3. The sliding scale having the days of the week printed thereon and arranged above the months, and sliding in clasps secured to the calendar, for the purpose set forth.

4. rllhe sliding scale having the days of the week printed thereon, and sliding through clasps secured to the calendar, said scale being formed of 011e or more narrow strips, the ends of which are connected back of the calendar, for the purpose set forth.

5. The scale formed of narrow strips having the days of the week printed thereon, and sliding in clasps secured to the calendar, the ends of the strips passing through slots d, formed in the calendar, and connected back of the same by a frame, which slides with the scale, for the purpose set forth.

(i. rllhe calendar-card having the `days of the month arranged in the center, and columns of years and the days on which the years commence placed on cach side of the months, the days of the week being arranged in relation to the years, in combination with the sliding scale having the days of the week printed thereon, and sliding in a space above the months, all as herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as vmy own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of witnesses.

HORACE TAYLOR. Witnesses:

Ci-mRLns F. MILLIKEN, N. J. MILLIKEN, JOHN S. Con.

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